Garment hanger



Aug. 22, 1939. c. A. lsAAcsoN GARMENT HANGER Filed July 7, 1938 PatentedAug. 22, 1939 PATENT oF eE:

GARMENT HANGER Y I U Carl A. Isaacson, St. Paul, Minn.

- Application July "1, 1938, Serial No. 217,902

8 Claims.

My invention provides an extremely simple and highly efficient garmenthanger especially designed for the hangingof ladies skirts, but

also capable for use in the hanging of other garments such as menstrousers.

A device of this kind should be of simple construction and low cost andlongitudinally adjustable and eflicient; and these objects areaccomplished in my improved hanger.

The hanger involves as its chief elements a pair of overlapping, endwiseadjustable hanger bars, a hangerguide of novel construction and elasticor resilient bands that independently connect the bars to the hangerguide and keep the latter centered in respect to the projected ends ofthe bars.

A commercial form of the device is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing wherein like characters indicate'like parts throughout theseveral views. 1

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective showing the improved hanger with the barsextended;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the hanger showing the bars of the hangeradjusted for short width garments;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view showing only the intermediate portion ofthe garment hanger;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective showing one end of the garmenthanger;

Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a section taken onthe line 6-6 of Fig. 2; and

85 Fig. '7 is a fragmentary view showing one of the hanger bars providedat its outer end with a depending hanger clamp.

The two bars ii] and II of the hanger are of like structure made of anysuitable material, but preferably of wood and of thin and quite lightstructure. These bars at their ends are out or formed to provideoutstanding gripping lugs or projections Illa and Ha respectively.

The hanger guide is of a structure that will guide the barsv Ii! and I!for endwise sliding movements, but permit edgewise vertical rockingmovements of the one in respect to the other for an important purposethat will presently appear. This hanger guide is conveniently andcheaply made from a single piece of stiif wire l2 bent to form a hangerhook Ila, guide loops I2b and I20, and an intermediate loop connectingportion I2d, which latter makes a spiral loop around the two guide loopsI21) and I20 and serves to close the tops of said loops so that the (Cl.223- j 7 bars I0 and H will be held for endwise movements-but capable ofsuliicient rocking movements to permit the two bars to be slightlycrossed as shown in Fig. 2. 1

'- 'Theresilient means for extending the two'bars :5 one in respect tothe other may take various forms, but for cheapness and efiiciency areelastic cords l3 and i l. The elastic cord 03 is anchored at one end tothe extended end of the bar it and at its other end to the hanger guide;while the elastic cord i4 is anchored at its outer end to the bar II andat its inner end to the hanger guide. In the preferred manner ofapplying these elastic cords, the said cords are knotted as shown at [3aand Ida, and are halfway wrapped around the notched portions of the barsand from thence are drawn double and anchored to the said hanger'guide.Preferably, and as shown, the elastic cord [3 is anchored to the guideloop 420, while the cord I4 is anchored to the loop i227.

Obviously the two elastic cords pull equally upon-the ends of the barsand keep the guide centered in respect to the ends of the barsregardless of the extent of extension of the hanger. As alreadyindicated, Fig. 1 shows the hanger extended to alimit and adapted forapplication to a wide waisted garment. Fig. 2 shows the bars rocked intoangular positions as far as permitted by the guide loops i2?) and sothat a narrow garment such as shown at B in Fig. 2 can be hung 39 on theends of the bars. This'adjustment in Fig. 2 shows-the supporting of agarment that is much narrower than the length of either one of the bars,this adjustment being permitted by the limited edgewise rockingmovements of the slidable bars.

Obviously the garment hanger described is capable of a large range ofadjustment for garments of different width. Of course, the hanger can bemade in various difierent sizes, but the arrangement illustrated greatlyincreases the range of utility of the garment hanger of any manufacturedsize.

In the drawing I have shown a flexible loop or cord l5 which ispreferably not elastic, which is attached to one end of one of the barsand engageable over the projected end of the other bar. as shown in Fig.4, to hold the hanger normally contracted against the tension of theelastic cords or elements 13 and I 4.

The garment hanger described is especially designed for the hanging ofladies skirts and the like. When the device is to be used as a hangerfor mens trousers, one of the bars may be provided at its extended endwith a clamp or depending hanger bracket l6, as shown in Fig. 7. Thisbracket l6, as shown, is pivoted to the bar II] at I1, and provided witha stop flange 18 that engages the bottom of the bar ID to limit thebackward swinging movement of the bracket. When the bracket is not inuse, it may be turned outward and upward into the position shown bydotted lines in Fig. '7.

The hook |2a of the hanger guide is shown as in the plane of the bars l0and II, but it may be readily bent and turned outward at an angle of tothe said plane, if desired.

It will be noted that the elastic or resilient bands or elements I 4 notonly independently connect the two bars to the hanger guide buttheyextend along the opposite sides of the guide, in overlappingarrangement, and are anchored to the loops I27) and I20 in such way thatthe said elastic bands limit the extending or projecting movements ofthe bars. Obviously the bands or elements M will tend to project thebars until they come into contact with the adjacent guide loopswhereupon they stop the further projection of the bars.

All of the elements of the hanger are capable of being produced at lowcost so that the complete hanger may be manufactured at a small cost andprofitably sold at a low price.

What I claim is:

1. A garment hanger comprising a hanger guide, a pair of overlappingbars slidably mounted in said guide, and elastic devices independentlyconnecting said bars to said guide and exerting yielding strain tendingto project said bars and to hold said guide centered in respect thereto,and which guide is made from a wire bent to form spaced guide loops anda hanger hook, said guide loops being deeper than said bars andpermitting angular movements of the bars so that the hanger will supporta garment of less width than the length of one of said bars.

2. A garment hanger comprising a hanger guide made from a single pieceof wire bent to form spaced guide loops, and a hanger hook, elasticdevices independently connected to the outer ends of said bars atopposite sides of the hanger and at their inner ends connected to theguide loops that are farthest from their outer ends, said elasticdevices exerting yielding strain tending to project the bars and to holdsaid guide centered in respect thereto, said guide loops being deeperthan said bars and permitting angular movements of the two bars so thatthe hanger may engage and support a garment that is narrower than thelength of one of said bars.

3. A garment hanger comprising a hanger guide, a pair of overlappingbars slidable through said guide and independent elastic elementsattached to the normally inner ends of said bars and independentlyanchored to said guide.

4. A garment hanger comprising a hanger guide, a pair of overlappingbars slidable through said guide, andindependent elastic elementsattached to the normally inner ends of said bars and extended alongopposite outer sides of said guide, in overlapping arrangement, andanchored at their outer ends to opposite ends of said guide.

5. A garment hanger comprising a hanger guide, a pair of overlappingbars slidable through said guide, and independent elastic elementsattached to the normally inner ends of said bars and extended alongopposite outer sides of said guide, in overlapping arrangement, andanchored at their outer ends to opposite ends of said guide, said guidehaving spaced guide loops that are deeper than said bars, and permittingangular movements of the bars so that the hanger will support a garmentof less width than the length of one of said bars.

6. The structure defined in claim 5 in which said guide is formed from apiece of wire bent to form the body and loops thereof and having anextended portion forming a hanger hook.

7. A garment hanger comprising a hanger guide, a pair of overlappingbars mounted in said guide for endwise sliding movements to vary theoperating length of the hanger, said hanger having guide ways thatpermit angular movements of the bars so that the hanger may engage andsupport a garment that is narrower than the length of one of said bars.

8. A garment hanger comprising a hanger guide, a pair of overlappingbars mounted in said guide for endwise sliding movements to vary theoperating length of the hanger, said hanger having guide ways thatpermit angular movements of the bars so that the hanger may engage andsupport a garment that is narrower than the length of one of said bars,and elastic elements attached to the normally inner ends of said barsand independently anchored to said guide.

his CARL A. X ISAACSON.

mark Witness:

E. J. ISAACSON.

